SHERPA
Shaping the ethical dimensions of smart information systems (SIS) – a European perspective
Objectives
In collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders, the SHERPA project will investigate, analyse and synthesise our understanding of the ways in which smart information systems (SIS; the combi-nation of artificial intelligence and big data analytics) impact ethics and human rights issues. It will develop novel ways of understanding and addressing SIS challenges, evaluate with stakeholders, and advocate the most desirable and sustainable solutions.
Outputs
- Represent and visualise the ethical and human rights challenges of SIS through case studies, scenarios and artistic representations
- Work with a range of stakeholders to identify their concerns and preferred solutions (via interviews, a large-scale online survey, a Delphi study, a stakeholder board)
- Develop and publish a workbook on responsible development of SIS
- Present technical and regulatory options (e.g., terms of reference for a regulator)
- Validate and prioritise the proposals through multi-stakeholder focus groups
- Advocate, promote and implement the most promising solutions through targeted dis-semination and communication activities
Key project results/activities for RECs and ethics experts
The SHERPA project addressed the ethical implications of smart information systems (SIS) which is the combination of AI and big data analytics. Recognising the impact of SIS on ethics and human rights, SHERPA collaborated with diverse stakeholders to investigate and analyse the ethical and human right issues associated with and to make distinct recommendation to policy how to tackle them.
Of importance for RECS are the concise analysis of the ethical and human rights issues of SIS which lay the foundation for a practicable ethics by design approach for developers and users and training materials.
Duration
May 2018 - October 2021
Website
https://www.project-sherpa.eu/
Cordis Entry
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
